The smartphone is installed as standard in the "Android TV" device remote control.

　Device users equipped with "Google TV" or "Android TV" will be able to use smartphones instead of remote controls when you can't find a TV remote control.

　The new features incorporated into the "Android" smartphone will allow you to remotely operate smart TVs and streaming services equipped with Google TV and Android TV.You can turn on and turn on the TV with a smartphone, or operate the TV setting menu, and you can also enter the user name, password, and search for keywords on the smartphone screen.

　According to Google, the feature can be used for more than 80 million devices equipped with Android TV and Google TV, which are the company's smart TV OS.The United States includes streaming devices such as "Chromecast with Google TV" and "NVIDIA SHIELD TV", as well as Sony, TCL, and Hisense smart TVs.

　It is the first time that the Android has a remote control function as standard, but operating a TV on a smartphone is not a new one.For example, Google has long provided similar functions with the "Android TV Remote Control" app, and Roku, Samsung, LG, etc. have also realized the remote control function through our own apps.

　Android updates, including television remote control functions, will be provided to Android devices in 2021.

This article edited by Asahi Interactive for an article from overseas RED VENTURES for Japan.